Comment by eganist
5 years ago
> As for helping you by editing text, or emailing people when their stuff shows up on HN's front page, I do that frequently for YC founders, non-YC founders, and non-founders.
Fact: dang's helped me a few times with this when I've goofed with my own comments, and as best as I can tell, I'm not a founder of any kind.
dang offered me to do the same thing for my, now closed, start-up.
that only makes it more likely they're helping more important people more frequently and to a greater degree.
By that logic, there's really nothing generous dang can do that isn't further proof of his perfidy.
Indeed once you understand that the moderators are helping people with brand management and suggestions at the very least, and the extent to which this occurs is hidden, they lose the ability to claim neutrality and open themselves up to lots of questions about what else they're doing
That's a result of actions taken not some kind of theoretical argument.
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You mean he ought to spend his limited time picking random comments from unimportant people that noone wants to read and help edit those comments, so that the world becomes more fair and just?
Sounds like a recipe for a successful forum.